DPH continues to reports 37 COVID-19-Related Deaths in Rabun County

The Georgia Department of Public Health is still reporting 37 COVID-19-related deaths in Rabun County with 1,449 residents testing positive for the virus since the beginning of the global pandemic.  In neighboring counties, Habersham County reports 141 deaths and 4,568 cases, White County lists 63 fatalities and 2,889 cases, and Towns County has had 42 deaths and 1,043 cases.  According to the Georgia Department of Public Health, there have been a total of 843,141 positive cases of the virus across the state, of those, 57,932 have been hospitalized and the total death count due to complications of the virus has now risen to 16,145.